Once Upon a Time: Beirut (1995)
- Original title
- كان ياما كان في بيروت
- Directed by
- Jocelyne Saab
- Genre
- historical film
- Country
- Germany, France
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Rating
- 8.0 of 10 from 2 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
The film looks back at the history of Beirut through the eyes of a fictional movie star. It weaves together old film clips and personal memories to show how the city changed over time.
nostalgicreflectivepoeticfragmentedmelancholicintimateslow
What happens
Il était une fois Beyrouth, histoire d'une star (Kanya ya ma kan, Beyrouth) est un film libanais, en coproduction franco-allemande, réalisé par Jocelyn Saab, sorti en 1995. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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